Gulf War

June 4, 1985

BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Iraq reported ''deadly and destructive'' air raids on Iranian economic and military targets Monday as the latest escalation of the Persian Gulf war continued. A military communique said Iraq sent 73 aircraft in a series of raids against an Iranian army base. Also hit: Iran's vital Kharg Island oil terminal and a petrochemical compound at the port of Bandar Khomeini. The Iraqis said they left Kharg Island ''in ashes.'' Iran's response: Long-range artillery hit an Iraqi railway station and other cities and targets. Sidelight: Tehran residents said an Iraqi attack on the capital Sunday killed as many as 200 people.